Pierre Wolff

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Pierre Wolff was a Jewish writer, who wrote numerous plays, as well as some libretti for operettas. He was the nephew of journalist Albert Wolff. His dramas were characterized by bitingly ironic observation of contemporary life, and by witty dialogue.Frank Moore Colby; Talcott Williams, editors (1918) "Wolff, Pierre", [https://books.google.com/books?id=qnANAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA671 The New International Encyclopædia, Vol. 23, p. 671], Dodd, Mead and Co., New York One of his earliest plays, Jacques Bouchard (1890) which was performed at Théâtre Libre, was such a flop that even his famous uncle lambasted it, but his subsequent plays were received with enthusiasm.[https://books.google.com/books?id=qYA4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA442 "Small Talk of the Boulevards"] (April 12, 1905) The Sketch, Vol. 49, No. 637, p. 442, London He had great success with the adultery-themed comedy The Secret of Polichinelle,Alfred Jarry (1903) "Les Theatres", Revue Blanche, Vol. 30, p. 155 {{in lang|fr}} which played in over 80 cities including in the United States, and also with Le Ruisseau. Nazimova performed in Les Marionnettes when it was produced in the United States.Barrett H. Clarke, translator (1914) "Antoine and the 'Free Theatre{{'"}}, Four Plays of the Free Theater, Stewart & Kidd Co., Cincinnati

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• Le Cheval d'Aristote 1890
• Jacques Bouchard, 1890[https://books.google.com/books?id=E_MNAAAAYAAJ Jacques Bouchard] (1890) Tresse & Stock, Paris
• Leurs filles, 1891[https://books.google.com/books?id=evINAAAAYAAJ Leurs filles] (1891)
• Les Maris de leurs filles 1892[https://books.google.com/books?id=_fINAAAAYAAJ Les Maris de leurs filles] (1892)
• Celles qu'on respecte, 1892
• Celles qu'on aime, 1895
• Fidèle!, 1895
• Amants et maîtresses 1896[https://books.google.com/books?id=x3o5AQAAMAAJ Amants et maîtresses] (1896)
• Le Boulet, 1898
• Le Béguin, 1900
• Vive l'armée!, 1901
• Sacré Léonce!, 1901
• Le Cadre, 1902
• Celles qu'on respecte 1903[https://books.google.com/books?id=9Rg7AQAAMAAJ Celles qu'on respecte] (1903)
• The Secret of Polichinelle, 1903
• L'Âge d'aimer 1905[https://books.google.com/books?id=hME_AAAAYAAJ L'Âge d'aimer] (22 April 1905) Illustration Théatrale, No. 10, Paris
• Le Ruisseau, 1907[https://books.google.com/books?id=iik_AAAAYAAJ Le Ruisseau] (1907)
• Le Lys, 1908
• La Cruche, or J'en ai plein le dos de Margot 1909
• Les Marionnettes 1910[https://books.google.com/books?id=IiHmAAAAMAAJ Les Marionnettes] (1910)
• L'Amour défendu 1911
• Les Deux Gloires 1916
• Le Voile déchiré 1919
• Les Ailes brisées 1920[https://books.google.com/books?id=abE4AQAAMAAJ Les Ailes brisées] (1920)
• Le Chemin de Damas 1921[https://books.google.com/books?id=5pM7AQAAMAAJ Le Chemin de Damas] (1922)
• Une sacré petite blonde with André Birabeau 1921
• Les Deux amants 1922
• L'École des amants 1923
• After Love, with Henri Duvernois 1924
• Le Renard, 1925
• Deux hommes, 1 act, 1926
• Dibengo, with Henri Duvernois 1925
• Le Dernier Client, 1 act, 1928
• Dix minutes sur la terre, rewrite 1929
• L'Invité, 1 act 1929
• La Belle de nuit 1932
• Les Deux vieilles, 1 act, 1932
• L'Inroulable, 1 act

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• Le Temps d'aimer, operetta in 3 actes, with Henri Duvernois, lyrics Hugues Delorme, music Reynaldo Hahn 1926
• Moineau, operetta in 3 actes, with Henri Duvernois, lyrics Léon Guillot de Saix, music Louis Beydts, 1931

• {{Interlanguage link multi|The Marionettes (1918 film)|it|3=The Marionettes (film 1918)|lt=The Marionettes}}, directed by Émile Chautard (1918, based on the play Les Marionnettes)
• The Virtuous Model, directed by Albert Capellani (1919, based on the play Le Ruisseau)
• The Secret of Polichinelle, directed by René Hervil (1923, based on the play The Secret of Polichinelle)
• After Love, directed by Maurice Champreux (1924, based on the play After Love)
• The Lily, directed by Victor Schertzinger (1926, based on the play Le Lys)
• {{Interlanguage link multi|Le Ruisseau (1929 film)|fr|3=Le Ruisseau (film, 1929)|lt=Le Ruisseau}}, directed by René Hervil (1929, based on the play Le Ruisseau)
• When Love Is Over, directed by Léonce Perret (1931, based on the play After Love)
• Broken Wings, directed by André Berthomieu (1933, based on the play Les Ailes brisées)
• Beauty of the Night, directed by {{Interlanguage link multi|Louis Valray|fr}} (1934, based on the play La Belle de nuit)
• {{Interlanguage link multi|Sacré Léonce|fr}}, directed by Christian-Jaque (1936, based on the play Sacré Léonce)
• The Secret of Polichinelle, directed by André Berthomieu (1936, based on the play The Secret of Polichinelle)
• {{Interlanguage link multi|Familjens hemlighet|sv}}, directed by Gustaf Molander (Sweden, 1936, based on the play The Secret of Polichinelle)
• {{Interlanguage link multi|Le Ruisseau (1938 film)|fr|3=Le Ruisseau (film, 1938)|lt=Le Ruisseau}}, directed by Maurice Lehmann (1938, based on the play Le Ruisseau)
• After Love, directed by Maurice Tourneur (1948, based on the play After Love)

• La route est belle (The Road Is Fine), directed by Robert Florey (1930)
• Un carnet de bal (Life Dances On), directed by Julien Duvivier (1937)
• Abus de confiance (Abused Confidence), directed by Henri Decoin (1938)
• Retour à l'aube (Return at Dawn), directed by Henri Decoin (1938)
• Serenade, directed by Jean Boyer (1940)
• The Man Who Seeks the Truth, directed by Alexander Esway (1940)
• Bring On the Girls, directed by Sidney Lanfield (1945) - Loosely based on The Man Who Seeks the Truth
• Abuso de confianza, directed by Mario C. Lugones (Argentina, 1950) - Remake of Abused Confidence

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• [https://books.google.com/books?id=7nsyAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA830 Review of L'Age d'aimer], "The Sea-Coast of Bohemia" (June 10, 1905) The Outlook, Vol. 15, p. 830

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